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Radio station Triple J’s annual Hottest 100 countdown will stay put on January 26, 2017, but future dates are "under review" amid concerns the date is offensive to Indigenous Australians.

“Triple j has been part of a growing dialogue around Indigenous recognition and perspectives on 26 January. This is important to triple j and has been for some time,” a press release from triple j management reads.

Triple j confirmed they will continue to liaise with Indigenous communities, artists and the audience about the issue.

The ABC youth station has been in “serious talks” to alter the countdown date from January 26 - the anniversary marking the arrival of Captain Cook and the First Fleet to Australian shores.

A “change the date” petition on change.org, created last month, has received more than 2800 signatures so far.

The petition calls on Triple J to make “a statement of solidarity with the experience of those whose countries were colonised”.

“By changing the date of the Hottest 100 Countdown, Triple J can send a message to First Nations’ Peoples that they, and their experiences, are valued and respected by other Australians,” the petition reads.

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One of the petition’s organisers, Luke Cripps, told Fairfax Media they did not want to publicly blame Triple J but rather wanted to “amplify this discussion that is already going on in first nation communities”.

A counter-petition was created to keep the date the same and called for "creators of the opposite petition to be more culturally sensitive of all Australians, who call this beautiful country home, and want to celebrate with great music on Australia Day".